When quarterback Max Brosmer takes the field as the Minnesota Vikings ' starter against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, he will do so as the team's second signal-caller this year taking his first-ever NFL snap as QB1.

The undrafted rookie has impressed head coach Kevin O'Connell and his staff ever since the team added him in late spring, working his way up to second-string amid several injuries, trades and cuts along the way.

A concussion suffered by second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who started his first professional game in September, cleared the path for Brosmer to earn his promotion.

A now extensive injury history for McCarthy over his first two years, which includes a ligament tear in his knee, a high-ankle sprain and a concussion, as well as poor play are also likely to p

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